Who thinks they can eat the most tacos in a month's time? Concord is asking that question of its residents, as the Concord Taco Trail Challenge has returned for a sixth consecutive year. From this week through Oct. 15, Concord residents have a chance to eat at as many as 40 restaurants serving tacos. The challenge is simple: Go to one of the restaurants, eat taco and get a sticker.
Despite considerable evidence to the contrary, conventional wisdom has long held that New York City simply isn't a taco town. Pablito's Taqueria, in Sunset Park; Taqueria Al Pastor, in Bushwick; the Birria-Landia truck in Jackson Heights; Taqueria Sinaloense, in the Bronx, with its shrimp-packed tacos gobernador -these places aren't secrets. Their businesses thrive; their customers are profoundly well served. Recently, however, something has shifted: